Once your kids have grown up (and whether they’ve flown the nest or not!), the dynamic between you changes. They get to sit at the adult’s table now, and that means taking part in conversations you would have usually had after they’d gone to ...
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My Real Mom
Guest Post by Dianna Ek M.A. I'm not adopted. But did I really know my mom? I can't say that I did. Because the communication between my mother and myself was always at a small talk level. I never knew her real feelings or anything about her ...
How to deal with having an estranged adult child
This post originally appeared on www.sixtyandme.com Another Mother’s Day has come and gone. It was filled with both blessings and pain. Mothering is like that. Not too long ago, one of my children was estranged from me. It was not how I ...
So this is real mom life today
I'm on vacation in Michigan. It's lovely here. I've always loved Lake Michigan. It has been our family place for summer vacation for all of family life. We brought the first kids were when they were infants. They crawled on the sand as the water ...
Should you support your adult child?
Should you support your adult child? There are lots of us out here. It’s not hard to understand. Maybe they have just finished college and are saddled with crippling debt. As season of low-to-no expenses might be a ...